What Is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union law that gives individuals control over their personal data. Since its implementation in 2018, it has become the global benchmark for data privacy legislation. Your email address is considered personal data under GDPR.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Right to Be Informed
Companies must tell you clearly how they will use your email address before collecting it. This includes who will have access, how long it will be stored, and whether it will be shared with third parties.
Right to Access
You can request a copy of all personal data a company holds about you, including your email address and any associated data.
Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)
You can request that a company delete all data they hold about you, including your email address and all associated marketing records.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to your email being used for marketing purposes. Companies must stop marketing to you immediately upon request.
How Companies Misuse Your Email
- Sharing your email with advertising partners without clear consent
- Continuing to send marketing emails after you unsubscribe
- Selling email lists to third-party data brokers
- Tracking your email engagement (opens, clicks) without disclosure
How Temporary Email Helps with GDPR
Temporary email is a proactive approach to data protection. Instead of giving companies your real email and later exercising your right to erasure, you give them an address that erases itself. Choose from 5 to 30 minute expiry times. No data to request deletion of, no marketing to opt out of, no breach to worry about.
Beyond Europe
While GDPR is a European regulation, similar laws exist worldwide: CCPA in California, LGPD in Brazil, PIPA in South Korea, and many others. The principle is universal: your email is your personal data, and you have the right to control how it is used.
GDPR gives you the right to be forgotten. Temporary email ensures there is nothing to forget in the first place.